On December 18, 2024, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage of Ireland, together with the National Standards Authority of Ireland, officially issued the Mandatory Specification for Elevator Noise and Vibration Control, which comprehensively upgraded the noise and vibration design, construction, inspection and transformation of elevators in Ireland. The core contents include: First, clarify the scope of application, covering all newly installed and in-use elevators in residential, hotel, hospital, school and office buildings in Ireland, among which residential buildings are the key control objects. Second, formulate mandatory noise and vibration limit standards for newly installed elevators. From June 1, 2025, all newly installed elevators must meet the highest grade requirements of the EU EN 81-82 acoustic standard. The noise limit in the elevator car of residential buildings shall not exceed 50dB(A), the structure-borne sound limit in the bedroom shall not exceed 30dB(A), and the vertical vibration limit of the car shall not exceed 0.1m/s². Elevators that do not meet the standards are prohibited from being installed and used. Third, clarify the noise control requirements for in-use elevators. All in-use elevators must carry out a special noise and vibration test every 5 years. For elevators that exceed the standard, the governance and transformation must be completed within 12 months. After the transformation, they must pass the official inspection, and elevators that do not meet the standards are not allowed to continue operation. Fourth, refine the requirements for elevator noise reduction design and construction, formulate special technical guidelines for noise reduction design, vibration isolation and acoustic damping for elevator hoistways, machine rooms, cars, drive systems and guide rails, and clarify the noise reduction construction requirements during elevator installation. Fifth, standardize the noise and vibration inspection requirements, clarify the standardized process of elevator noise and vibration detection methods, detection instruments, measuring point layout, and test conditions, and the testing institution must obtain the official qualification recognition of Ireland. Sixth, strengthen the main responsibility, clarifying that the elevator design, manufacture and installation units are fully responsible for the noise and vibration performance of newly installed elevators, and the elevator user unit is fully responsible for the noise control and daily management of in-use elevators. Seventh, formulate violation punishment measures. For the responsible subjects who fail to complete the design, installation, transformation and inspection in accordance with the specifications, they will face an administrative fine of up to 30,000 euros, and the relevant qualifications will be revoked if the circumstances are serious. The new regulation has a 6-month transition period and was officially implemented on June 18, 2025.